The annual Roar Off the Shore Brewfest is taking place for the first time since 2019 after it was canceled in 2020 and 21 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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July 23, 2021
The 38.58-pound fish caught just 18 hours prior the start of this year s event 39th annual Kewaunee/Door County Salmon Tournament. Contributed photo
It may take a 30-pound or better king salmon to win the 39th annual Kewaunee/Door County Salmon Tournament with multiple 30-pound-plus kings already being caught the past two months. The Sturgeon Bay to Kewaunee stretch has produced a handful of 30-pound-plus giants this week alone, just prior to the tournament, according to tournament director Kevin Naze. The two largest included a 35-pound, 10-ounce king on a charter out of Algoma and a 38.58-pounder reeled in Thursday morning (July 22).
CHERRY SHOPS AND STANDS
Even if you miss the blossoms or harvest, the bigger cherry orchards have tours, events and shops filled with cherry-based food products. And there s always something cherry-related in season at roadside stands and markets.
Lautenbach s Orchard Country Winery & Market, 9197 State 42, Fish Creek: It s a one-stop cherry experience: tours, wine samples and cherry food products for sale. Enjoy a closeup view of blossoms and pick your own tart cherries.
Seaquist Orchards Farm Market, 11482 State 42, Sister Bay: The bakery takes the cake, or rather pie, from Muffin Mondays to Fritter Fridays at this orchard and shop just north of Sister Bay. The family-owned operation is into its fifth generation and boasts approximately 1,000 acres of tart cherry trees that on average produces about 6 million pounds of cherries.
Even if you visit Door County only for its shops, nature, arts or another reason, you really have to go out of your way to miss spotting at least a few cherry trees, the cherry-based foods and the wine.
The peninsula s 2,500 acres of cherry orchards are a destination visited each year by visitors in search of spring blossom photo ops and, later in summer, opportunities to pick their own cherries.
Yet the trees aren t native to the area. In fact, growing cherry trees in Door County started as an experiment; they were among various fruit crops planted on 80 acres in the late 1800s.